How many days worth of blood should a blood bank have
3 days worth of blood
What does a donor questionnaire contain
- Birthday
- Age
- What they are feeling
- What medicine they took
Why physicians are required in a blood bank
- To ask the doctor for advice
- Always refer to the physician
Important steps before blood donation
- Hydrate the day before
- Eat salty snacks the evening before
- Get sleep the night before
- Eat breakfast in the morning
- Hydrate right before
Benefit of eating salty snacks
Increases blood volume
process used to ensure that the potential donation is not harmful in any way to the donor and final product provides maximum benefit to the intended patient
Donor Screening
4 Types of Donors
- Voluntary non-remunerated blood donor
- Family / replacement blood donor
- Paid “donor”
- Autologous donor
person who gives a replacement unit of blood only when family member or friend requires transfusion
Family / replacement blood donor
person who provides blood for money or other form of payment
Paid donor
a person who donates blood of his/her own free will and receives no payment for it
Voluntary non-remunerated blood donor
act that promotes voluntary blood donation to provide sufficient supply of safe blood and to regulate blood banks
RA 7719, National Blood Services Act of 1994
act of practice of medical technology
RA 5527
a patient who donates his/her blood to be stored and reinfused if needed during surgery
Autologous donor
to assess the sustainability of an individual to be a blood donor so that blood donation is safe for the donor and the blood products derived from this donation are safe for the recipients
Donor Selection Process
3 steps in the Donation process
- Educational Materials
- The Donor Health History Questionnaire
- The Abbreviated Physical Examination
contains information on the risks of infectious diseases transmitted by blood transfusion
Educational Materials
designed to ask questions that protect the health of both the donor and the recipient
The Donor Health History Questionnaire
includes blood pressure, pulse, and temperature readings; hemoglobin or hematocrit level and inspection of the arms for skin lesions
The Abbreviated Physical Examination
drugs for HIV
Antiretroviral Drugs
blood collection facilities that confirm donor identity and link the donor to existing donor records
Donor Registration
Important details in the donation registration form
- Name (First, Last, M.I.)
- Date and time of donation
- Address
- Telephone
- Gender
- Age or date of birth
Important details for Donor Registration
- Name (First, Last, M.I.)
- Date and time of donation
- Address
- Telephone
- Gender
- Age or date of birth
minimum age for allogenic donation
between 16 and 17 years
Difference of allogenic and autologous donation
- Allogenic - donation to others
- Autologous - donation to yourself
